USS Gleaves (DD-423)

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USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves-class destroyers that served in the United States Navy during World War II.

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instanceOf Gleaves-class destroyer
United States Navy ship
World War II destroyer
warship
armament 5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns
anti-aircraft guns
depth charges
torpedo tubes
awards battle stars for World War II service
beam 36 ft 1 in
builder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
surface form: Bath Iron Works
class Gleaves-class destroyer
commissionedOn 1940-06-14
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement approximately 276 officers and enlisted
decommissionedOn 1946-05-08
displacementFullLoad approximately 2473 long tons
displacementStandard approximately 1630 long tons
draft 13 ft 2 in
fate sold for scrap
homeport various United States East Coast ports
hullNumber DD-423
laidDownAt General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
surface form: Bath Iron Works

Bath, Maine NERFINISHED
laidDownOn 1938-06-16
launchedOn 1939-12-09
leadShipOf Gleaves-class destroyer
lengthOverall 348 ft 3 in
maximumSpeed about 37 knots
namedAfter Admiral Albert Gleaves
navalEnsign Ensign of the United States Navy
operator United States Navy
participatedIn convoy escort operations in the Atlantic during World War II
invasion of Italy
invasion of Sicily
pennantNumber DD-423
powerOutput 50000 shp
propulsion geared turbines
steam turbines
twin screws
role anti-submarine warfare ship
convoy escort
destroyer escort
servedUntilEra immediately post-World War II
serviceEntryEra pre-World War II
soldForScrapOn 1947-08-20
sponsoredBy Miss Eleanor W. Gleaves
strickenFromNavalRegisterOn 1947-06-01
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea

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USS Buck (DD-420) precededBy USS Gleaves (DD-423)